Are fish food flakes OK for cats?

my cats name is bupp she just started eating algae discs for bottom feeders like sucker fish and crabs(i think) and she was going crazy for them once she ate one.it also started eating the tetrafin[emoji]8482[/emoji] goldfish flakes and loved them so much! would she get sick at all if she continues to eat them??

I know bonito flakes are good for a treat, but I wouldn't feed them as a sole source of nutrition.

I feed these to my cat once in awhile. They are fine in careful moderation I think.

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I have no idea about this particular snack. But I suppose the ingredients are on the label (usually they are listed in decreasing order of the percentages). Some ingredients may be acceptable and some not. Just my 2cents.  

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I would just say that I don't think it's a good idea to feed cats food which is meant for fish.

Particularly if it involves algae, and even if the fish food's ingredients list says it is spirulina /algae (which I know that spirulina is featured in some cat and dog products).


I just don't think you can be sure of the SOURCE of the algae that is in the fish food... I just don't know how that works, how fish food (algae discs) are made. Somehow I don't think the standards for making fish food are likely as high as the standards for making cat and dog foods/treats. You know what I mean?

You see, this is what would set my klaxon bells ringing:
http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/blue-green-algae/

I think it would be wiser to not feed a cat "fish algae discs". If you want to feed a cat algae or spirulina, make sure it is meant for cats.

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• ashekitty
• Feb 20, 2017

I feed these to my cat once in awhile. They are fine in careful moderation I think.

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Sorry I read your question wrong. I thought you were talking about actual flakes of fish, not flakes for fish. I have no idea if those are ok for cats. Disregard my previous answer.

Just wanted to resurrect this thread in case anyone ever has the same question. Fish are super, super sensitive to chemicals (ever accidentally kill a fish by changing its water too fast?), and lots of stuff that is safe for mammals will outright kill fish, so I think that fish food is probably pretty safe to feed a cat in small quantities as a treat. Especially if you compare it to what's allowed (and what just slips by) in commercial cat food...

Wow, no idea....I would say just to be safe, I wouldn't. Like others have suggested, you can buy the flakes that are made for cats, I have bought those for my girls as a treat and they enjoy them. I suppose if push came to shove, we could eat a tin of cat food though that's not on the top of my list! LOL

Alternatively, for less than ten dollars, you can get a package of meal worms. Depending on how large your fish are, they might try them. I bought them for my parrots, but my cat Tom loves them. Stewart thinks he's nuts.

Some of the commercial fish food has allergens that could affect your cat over time. Whole foods like krill aren't going to bother them. If they get into fish food, they are going to be fine, but it doesn't say much about the quality of your fish food by the time it gets to the fish if the cat can open the container so easily. Other than allergencs, none of the fish food would directly hurt your cat - I had cats and many acquariums many years. The worst problem was a cat chewing on the airline hose when they were bored resulting in the water siphoning on to the floor (check valves prevent this).